U S Control of Mines Is Predicted
A. Snead of the fuel administration testifies before the Senate committee on coal, predicting government control of mines and conscription of labor to coordinate efforts. He says production of 50,000,000 tons is unlikely and retrited use is the solution. The hearing adjourns to Wednesday for Hoover to testify on sugar.
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Associated Press
Washington
Br. A. Snead
Heart of the Fuel Administration
Senaite
Pood
Hoover
Railroads reject wage demands and shift to government action
Railroads refuse a 40 percent pay increase demand from organized workers and transfer responsibility to the government. Executives say government operation could lead to ownership while coal and food shortages strain supplies amid a wide transportation challenge led by William G. McAdoo.
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Washington
William G. McAdoo
Thirteen Die as Padua Bombarded in Allied Raid
In Padua northern Italy thirteen people were killed and sixty injured when city was bombarded by enemy air forces last night. Treviso Montebellomax and Castelfranco also attacked. art treasures in Padua spared. A Zeppelin and seaplane wrecked in North Sea. French airmen raid Metz Thionville Rethel and other German points amid patrol clashes.
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Padua
Italy
War Office
Treviso
Montebellomax
Castelfranco
Paris
Metz
Thionville
Rethel
Chaumeries Wood
Sapigneul
Wilson to Review Death Sentences
President Wilson bars executions of American soldiers until courts martial sentences are reviewed in Washington. General Pershing’s forces abroad are exempt. the policy applies to cases pending review in the capital.
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Wilson
Washington
Pershing
Seditious Papers Seized by Federal Raid in Chicago
Federal agents raided I W W headquarters in Chicago and seized large quantities of seditious literature. Pamphlets described making inert powder, wasting food supplies, and how to spike guns.
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Chicago
Six Indicted Under Espionage Act in Denver
Federal Judge dismisses special grand jury after twelve true bills are returned. Six defendants named publicly are indicted on minor charges under the espionage act and held for trial. The action follows protests from U S district attorney Harry B. Tedrow.
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Denver
Harry B. Tedrow
United States
Lewis
German-American torpedo foreman indicted for treason in Brooklyn
Paul Hennig a naturalized German and foreman at a Brooklyn torpedo factory was remanded without bail on treason charges. Investigators say gyroscopes he supervised were maliciously mutilated to render torpedoes useless, risking dangerous outcomes for operators. Hennig, naturalized 1916, denied guilt as Naval inspectors watched him. one son interned as an alien enemy. Hearing set for Jan. 2.
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Associated Press
New York
Paul Hennig
Brooklyn
United States
Hennig
France
Hills Island
Veeder
East Shivers in New Cold Wave Delivers Widespread Suffering
A nationwide cold wave from the East to the Mississippi causes coal shortages and hardship. Snow falls along the Atlantic coast while temperatures plunge to record lows in New York Boston Sioux City Des Moines and other cities. Forecasters warn of continued cold through Monday.
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Associated I’reas
Washington
Mississippi River
Atlantic
New York
Boston
New England
Des Moines
Sioux City
Iowa
Dubuque
Boone
Davenport
Keokuk
Sioux Falls
M. D
South Dakota
Beautiful Mexican Girl May Be Executed As Spy
Beautiful Mexican stenographer and music teacher Marie Garza de Guerra, formerly employed by U S Immigration, was arrested at Juarez and court martialed. Carranza authorities believe she revealed Mexican military secrets to the United States government and faces execution.
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EL Paso
Tex
Mias
Marie Garza de Guerra
V. J. Held
United States
Juarez
Carranza
Wyoming Units Land in Europe
Senator Francis E Warren reported a telegram from Secretary Breckinridge confirming the Forty first division of the U S Army arrived safely in France. The Wyoming troops are included in this division and the telegram asserts reliable information of arrival at a foreign port, countering Cheyenne doubts about whether any Wyoming boys reached over there.
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Francis FE. Warren
Washington
United States Army
France
Wyoming
Joe Breckens
Warren
Cheyenne
Wyoming Lumber Firm Enjoined After Six Year Fight
In a Denver federal court ruling Judge Lewis permanently enjoined the Colorado Wyoming Lumber Dealers association and its agents from restraining the Denver lumber trade. The order ends monopolistic tendencies and opens trade. the association led by W R Greer of Cheyenne has about 400 members across Colorado Wyoming and northern New Mexico through attorney L B Thomass of Fort Collins.
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Colorado-Wyoming Lumber Dealers’ Association
Geroins
Fom
Denver
Lewis
W. R. Greer
Cheyenne
Colorado-Wyoming Lumber Dealers’ S Association
Loen
Colorado
Wyoming
New Moxico
L. DB. Thomhas
Fort Col. Hine
British destroyers sunk as war clouds darken Europe
Amid frigid European fronts, naval losses mount as British destroyers fall to torpedoes and mines off the Dutch coast. Three ships sunk December 22 claim 14 lives, while calls for leadership changes ripple in Britain and mixed signals reach Petrograd over peace talks with the central powers.
Loans to Allies Surpass Four Billion Mark
Washington December 29 Secretary McAdoo authorized further wartime loans totaling 348,500,000 to Britain France Serbia and Belgium for January purchases in the United States. Britain receives 185,000,000 France 155,000,000 Belgium 7,500,000 and Serbia 1,000,000.
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Washington
McAdoo
Great Britain
France
Bergham
Serbia
United States
Major quake devastates Guatemala City over two days
The state department reports most of Guatemala City destroyed by earthquakes starting December 26. Forty deaths are confirmed with thousands feared dead. The American legation and consulates are damaged. diplomats are safe. President Wilson sent condolences to President Cabrera.
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Associated Press
Washington
Guatemala City
State Department
Wilson
Cebrera
Guatemala
Denver German professor dismissed over Kaiser views
Mrs. Martina Janscher Crook, professor of German at the University of Denver, was dismissed by a trustees meeting. The action cites sympathy with Kaiser's era and related views as grounds. Crook is registered with degrees from Denver, Berlin, Columbian, and Chicago universities and has long served at Denver University.
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Eenver
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Martina Janscher Crook
University of Denver
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University of Berlin
Columbian University
University of Chelago
Crook
Denver University
Three Die in Dacehus Plant Explosion Near Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City dispatch reports three men killed at the Dacehus plant of Hercules Powder Co., 15 miles from the city, when an explosion tore through the facility this afternoon. Prank Ellis andames Hanson were among the dead. Blower Hunter died later from injuries including eye loss. Official loss put at under 2000.
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Dacehus
Hercules Powder Company
Ellis Andames Hanson
kKillai Ontelghe
Hunter
Det
Aertedeles Eguise
Trains Collide Near North Visanon. Seven Dead
Seven people are dead and about twenty injured after a collision between westbound and eastbound trains near North Visanon tonight. The crews were aboard both trains as emergency services respond to the incident with authorities investigating causation.
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North Visanon
Taal
Bee
Here
Rumored abdication of Romanian King sparks crisis talk
Dispatches from Petrograd report persistent rumors that King Ferdinand of Romania abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Charles amid reports of revolutionary plots and Bolshevik propaganda among Romanian troops.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Ferdinand of
Rumania
Prince Charles
Rumah
Istrograd
Ferdinand
Holohevie
I Petrograd
Plos
Bolsavik
King Charles
Charles
Sinaia
Vague OCR Fragment Sees Repetition of Mount Vesuvius Mention
The readable portion hints at a volcanic topic involving Mount Vesuvius and possible reemergence. Details are sparse, with repeated words suggesting a garbled entry. No clear events, dates, or named entities beyond the volcano.
Teutons In Palestine Increase Fight To Retake Jerusalem
Four Turkish army divisions reinforced by Austrian troops push toward Jerusalem from Jaffa to the Jordan River, aiming to drive British forces from the Holy Land. Heavy fighting along the Jaffa Jerusalem line. Turkish attempts to seize the Jaffa railway and flank Bethany fail as General Allenby’s British forces resist.
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Warkhington
Jerusilem
Holy Land
Washington
Jaffa
Jerusalem
Jericho
Jordan
Jaffa-Jerusalem
Bethany
Turkish drive to retake Jerusalem cited with German aid
London dispatch reports the sultan of Turkey seeking German and Austrian troops to help recapture Jerusalem from the British in Palestine. It states 66,000 Turkish soldiers already exist there, to rise to about 150,000 with a third from Germany and Austria, under General von Falkenhayn, with forces pulled from the eastern front.
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London
Turkey
William
Jerusalem
Palestine
Kalver
Holy Land
Belog
Graft in Army Work Charged
The Senate Expenditure Committee broadened inquiry into cancelled scrap wool contracts with the Vase Sorting Co of New York. Witnesses alleged substantial profits and tied interests, including Samuel Kaplan and his brother, with investigation naming weeks. The War Department cancelled the contracts and the government may assume the work.
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Senatenor Fnquity Committee
Todate
Meeloth
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National Defense
Vase Sorting Company
New Yar
Charles Elxenman
Samuel Kaplan
Sharpe
War Department
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Teatiany
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Eneral
Comuel
Gelay
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Will
Pelees
Weeks
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